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- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: ...progress made in finalising the Bills and how they can get onto the clár in terms of the scale of the legislative programme. As I said, the Constitutional Convention recommended the removal of blasphemy from the Constitution, which the Government accepts. I had originally thought that it might have been possible to hold a number of referenda on the one day but I have found from...
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: ...back yesterday. After the atrocities in Paris last week, Ministers, including the Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, and the Tánaiste, rather hurriedly indicated that the provision relating to blasphemy in the Constitution would be removed and there would be a referendum to facilitate that. We know the Constitutional Convention recommended that the article referring to blasphemy...
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: ...for discussions in respect of the incidents in Paris. He is Chairman of the committee dealing with justice matters. The Constitutional Convention made a recommendation that references to blasphemy should be removed from the Constitution and the Government accepts that. That referendum will not be held this year. We indicated that in considering the recommendations of the Constitutional...
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: Is that more important than the blasphemy issue, given what happened in Paris?
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Similarly, the question of blasphemy arose from the work of the convention. That referendum will not be held this year.
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's party could have dealt with blasphemy in the Defamation Act.
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Gerry Adams: The blasphemy issue has already been raised and it strikes me that the members of the Constitutional Convention will be very disappointed about this. They put in much work on these issues, as the Taoiseach knows; he has commended them on it. Given last week's horrific events in Paris, will the Taoiseach review his position on the blasphemy clause? In deference to the folks who cannot live...